DC2R or DC5R

**night_wolf** · 25-01-2009 06:18 PM

mate mate come on! its doesnt come down to the owner being a tryhard or someone who want to impress the ladies or being a true car enthuesiast. if you want to turn heads any car with alot of bling will turn heads and mind you they might not all be goin OH AH AWESOME as well.

JKS24 getting to your issue at hand....dc2r and dc5r are both beautiful cars with really well balanced engines. the choice comes down to the buyer, not finances but if your planning on doing something with your ride. put it this way, K20 > B18 but what makes your happy? drive both of them in my opinion you shall feel the K20 has more power through the range of gears where as compared to a b series. as QBALL stated above its also about the driver skills!

**strider** · 25-01-2009 07:15 PM

I've been looking too, funny thing is DC2R, DC5r and DC5S are all around the bloody same price.

no one here likes the type S do they? their value seemed to drop heaps

**night_wolf** · 25-01-2009 07:17 PM

^^^for some reason i keep hearing the type S is better than the type R ?!?!?!?

**FASN8U** · 25-01-2009 07:37 PM

it is in my opinon, more power and sunroof . and leather seats , but i guess some people prefer the recaros over them. depends what you want out of a car i guess

**I heart the SSS** · 25-01-2009 09:18 PM

I guess there's a reason it doesn't have the red badge though?

IMO i wouldn't pass on a nice clean CW DC2R...

Like Nams old car, things perfection on wheels.

**00dc2** · 26-01-2009 10:15 AM

i think the typeS has no LSD... but DC5S, DC5R and DC2R are pretty much identical around a track.. as was illustrated in a magazine article few yrs back. explains price similarity.

DC2R was specially made for racing in europe. They were made at a loss (over engineered) by Honda to guarantee it would break track records for its class back in 96 or whenever. This car has more motoring tradition.. but its not as refined and getting old...

**DreadAngel** · 26-01-2009 10:19 AM

Refined as in creature comforts no... but it was refined as a track machine. DC5R more or less the same spirit however you can help but feel they diluted it somewhat...

**VTECMACHINE** · 27-01-2009 09:20 AM

Just throw out the DC2R

**cupnoodle** · 27-01-2009 09:42 AM

^^^^^^^^
well put

**Q_ball** · 27-01-2009 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by strider

I've been looking too, funny thing is DC2R, DC5r and DC5S are all around the bloody same price.

no one here likes the type S do they? their value seemed to drop heaps

Theyre not all the same price

DC2Rs go for about 15-20k these days,
DC5Rs go from anywhere between 20k-30k still.
DC5Ss go for about 28k-35k the last time i checked...
Still some massive price differences.

**mrntegra** · 27-01-2009 10:46 AM

there is nothing wrong with the dc5s guys... just depends if u want a little luxury or u want it to look more racey/ricey(dc5r)??

More power but more weight for type S.. NO LSD(wish it did tho)

And handling if your gonna modify it... u can make it handle better anyway mate... nothin coilovers and sways/struts can't fix!

I brought a type s cause it was newer.. less problems...